THE COMPANIES THAT RUN THE UK WATER SYSTEM HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR YEARS

THE COMPANIES THAT RUN THE UK WATER SYSTEM HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR YEARS

We’re all familiar with the headlines: the tons of raw sewage pumped into nature, and the excessive dividends for shareholders and bonuses for Chief Executives that contrast with the huge levels of debt each company holds. Yet the Government is refusing to look at alternatives to privatisation. Clive Lewis’s bill says this is wrong: nothing should be off the table.

We’re all familiar with the headlines: the tons of raw sewage pumped into nature, and the excessive dividends for shareholders and bonuses for Chief Executives that contrast with the huge levels of debt each company holds. Yet the Government is refusing to look at alternatives to privatisation. Clive Lewis’s bill says this is wrong: nothing should be off the table.

Also see our briefing on the effect on our rivers and seas of continuous pollution from our failing system.